NCCAN1-2026 - child abuse and neglect state grant - part 1

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Social Services South Carolina Department $1,623,303 on October 1, 2025, under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669). The award funds improvement of South Carolina's child protective services systems, including intake, assessment, screening and investigation of child abuse and neglect reports; risk and safety assessment protocols; training for child protective services workers and mandated reporters; programs and procedures for identification, prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect; development and implementation of collaboration procedures among child protection services, domestic violence, and other agencies; and services to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions and their families. The recipient also performs prevention activities including addressing the needs of infants born with prenatal drug exposure, referring children not at risk of imminent harm to community services, implementing criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents, training child protective services workers, protecting the legal rights of families and alleged perpetrators, and supporting Citizen Review Panels. The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with performance across all 46 South Carolina counties and administrative oversight at 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina. This is a formula grant, one of 39 active awards obligated to the recipient in 2025 across child welfare, nutrition assistance, and family support programs totaling $9.91 billion across the recipient's portfolio.